asked the Minister for Defence (1) the strength of each rank, including cadets, in the (a) Army, (b) Naval Service and (c) Air Corps on 31 December 1980; (2) the establishment of each rank of these services on that date; (3) the short-fall in the numbers of (i) officers and (ii) men, expressed as a percentage of establishment; (4) the numbers recruited in 1980 to the (a) Army, (b) Naval Service and (c) Air Corps, distinguishing between officers, men and cadets; and (5) the numbers who left each of these services in 1980 indicating whether they were officers, men of cadets.
Written Answers. - Defence Force Statistics.
129.
The information requested is as follows:—
1, 2 and 3.
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Establishment on 31st December, 1980 |
Strength on 31st December, 1980 |
Difference between Establishment and strength as % of Establishment |
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(a) |
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Army |
Officers |
1536 |
1270 |
17.3% |
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Non-Commissioned |
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Officers |
5163 |
4027 |
22% |
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Privates |
9058 |
6818 |
24.7% |
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Cadets |
—* |
100 |
— |
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(b) |
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Naval |
Officers |
136 |
88 |
35.3% |
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Service |
NCO's |
503 |
249 |
50.5% |
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Privates |
458 |
507 |
10.7% |
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|
Cadets |
—* |
18 |
— |
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(c) |
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Air |
Officers |
168 |
94 |
44% |
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Corps |
NCO's |
417 |
236 |
43.4% |
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Privates |
570 |
357 |
37.4% |
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Cadets |
—* |
— |
— |
*There is no establishment figure for Cadets.
4 and 5.
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Numbers enlisted during 1980 |
Numbers who left on discharge, on transfer to Reserve or who died in service during 1980 |
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(a) |
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Army |
Officers |
28 |
60 |
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Other Ranks |
2066 |
1781 |
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Cadets |
61 |
3 |
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(b) |
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Naval |
Officers |
20 |
7 |
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Service |
Other Ranks |
365 |
211 |
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Cadets |
2 |
2 |
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(c) |
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Air |
Officers |
7 |
6 |
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Corps |
Other Ranks |
111 |
125 |
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Cadets |
— |
— |